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Gabriel Francisco Leonardos

Gabriel Francisco Leonardos

Brazil 2026

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 Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Intellectual Property: Patent

Brazil

17 years ranked

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Brazil

18 years ranked

Fashion Law

Brazil

4 years ranked

About

Provided by Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Litigation before the Courts in IP; in consulting on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition; in trademark prosecution; and in arbitration and mediation in IP and Contract Law.

Career

Lawyer, Senior Partner of the firm, Industrial Property Agent, Mr. Leonardos has a MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV, Magister Iuris from USP, LLM University Ludwig-Maximilian, Munich. Former Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute (Munich, Germany). Recipient of the German Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz). Graduated in Law from UERJ. He speaks Portuguese, English and German.

Professional Memberships

President of Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property – ABPI (2022 – 2023); Member of the board of Directors of CESA; member of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents – ABAPI; member of the International Trademark Association – INTA; member of the Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro; member of the Fédération International dês Conseils en Proprieté Industrielle – FICPI; member of the German Association of Intellectual Property – GRUR; member of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF; member of the International Fiscal Association – IFA

Publications

The book Taxation of Technology Transfer (1997) and several articles.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - Brazil

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is highly renowned among his peers in the intellectual property arena, who admire his strong track record and endorse his top-tier position in the rankings. He has standout expertise in handling sophisticated trade mark agreement negotiations and strategic litigation before the BPTO.
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Intellectual Property: Patent - Brazil

Band 1
Individual Editorial
Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is highly renowned among his peers in the intellectual property arena, who admire his strong track record and endorse his top-tier position in the rankings. He has standout expertise in handling sophisticated trade mark agreement negotiations and strategic litigation before the BPTO.
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Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Fashion Law - Brazil

Band 3
Individual Editorial
Renowned intellectual property partner Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is considered to be a forerunner in the field of fashion law. Clients and observers praise him for fostering the practice from its early days, being highly involved in the industry and advising clients on sophisticated IP-related matters.
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Strengths

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  • Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is a senior lawyer with a traditional and well-established presence in the market.

    Fashion LawChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

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Brazil

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